Only 1.8 percent of those selected were women, and zero were women of color.

You need to increase your childcare capacity by 24 percent.

I ask members of this committee on both sides of the aisle to come together to address the critical infrastructure needs of coastal communities like mine.

So how will you as VSOs seek to communicate and find these other individuals who may not have yet come forward thinking that potentially they could have been eligible for this benefit?

They are problems we are dealing with right now, today, this very moment.

We will also hear testimony today on H.R. 1826, Mr. Lamb's Veterans VOW Act.

Congress must come to the rescue.

The American people are counting on us, and future generations are depending on the investments that we make in this Congress.

The Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization Act, H.R. 1620, will fully fund the Chesapeake Bay program for the next 5 years.

This bipartisan bill will help ensure that the Bay remains a vibrant and beautiful destination for the next generation.

VA should strive to make benefits and services accessible to all veterans, regardless of their disabilities.

It is time that we take action on this and we provide the benefits and the health care that these veterans deserve based off their service.

Chairwoman Luria, Ranking Member Bost, and Members of the Subcommittee:

I now recognize Representative Steube, who will offer his testimony on behalf of his bill, H.R. 1628, the Enewetak Atoll Cleanup Act.

Thank you, on behalf of the Blinded Veterans Association (BVA), its national officers and members, for this opportunity to offer our views on H. R. 1199.

I am confident that this Subcommittee will continue the bipartisan effort to care for our veterans who have been injured in service to our nation.

Access to high-speed internet is essential to participate in the modern economy.

The American people are counting on us and future generations are depending on the investments we make in this Congress.

I believe that a study is important for all the veterans that conducted the cleanup on Enewetak Atoll.

This bill increases the rate of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and for their survivors.

I am very proud to introduce this legislation and look forward to hearing the testimony of the VA and veteran service organizations.

This bipartisan legislation is cosponsored by my Committee colleague, Congressman Banks.

I am very glad to hear, Mr. Sullivan, that the VA has no objections to the COLA bill introduced by myself and Ranking Member Bost.

I humbly request that the National Academy of Science distinguish the difference between the Lowja veterans and the Enewetak veterans for various reasons.

frankly, the biggest challenge is to make sure that those folks who have been denied benefits and were denied in the past, and even their survivors, really are made whole and in a timely basis.